Combined sectional operating-table unit and conveyer section



- Oct. 28, 1930. 1,780,118

COMBINED SECTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT AND CONVEYER SECTION E. DHUMY 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 2, 1929 Juventqnl Jrfiand EdHumy,

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Oct. 28, 19301 F. E. DHUMY 5 COMBINED SEGTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT ANDCONVEYER SECTION miea April. 2. 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q mg F. E. D HUMYCOMBINED SECTIONAL OPERATING TABLE UNIT AND CONVEYER SECTION Filed April2, 1929 3 sheets-sheet a Fatented Get. 2 8, 1930 1 'FERNAND n. DHUMY, onSGABSDALE, NEW YORK; ASSIGNOR} no-THE wns rnmvunron TELnGRAPHooMPanY.onnnw YORK, N. 'Y., A oonronarion .OFI'NEW YORK COMBINED sEo'rIoNAI.OPERATING-TABLEVUN'IT ANDCONVEYEIR SECTION Application filed April f2,1929., ,s riarm, 351,95

'This invention relates to the equipment of telegraph olhces and hasspecial reference to an instrument desk or table equipped with a novelarrangement of the fconveyer.

The principal objects of the present inven tion are to provide van Iimproved arrange -T ment of instrument desk or table for telea conveyersection, the desks being arranged v1);) for positioning side by side inalinement' and the oonveyer sections, upon the desks being.

thuspositioned, interlocking to" form a continuous oonveyer frame; to,provide a series of desks equipped with interlocking conveyer framesections adaptedto support a continuous conveyer'belt, the end membersof the series being provided with belt drive and take-up means,- wherebythree or'more of such desks may be assembled side by side and 29provision beingmade at the delivery end of upper partthereof.

the conveyer for receiving messages carried of the desk at the left handend of the series,

the conveyer belt being omitted.

I Figure 3 is a View of the middle desk, or

of one of a pluralityof intermediate desks. Figure 4 is a view of thedesk at the 'de-.

livery end of the series.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of the lap joint between twoof the conveyer frame sections. r

F iguref6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sideview of the lap joint.

Figure 8is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure V Figure 9-is aperspective view of a modified form of deskand conveyerv wherein theconveyer is carriedby the desk behind the Each of'the desks here shownprovided with the usual top -10 supportedjon legs 11 and having a dropleaf portion 12 to "receive upstanding and carriedby the sides of't'hethe typewritinginstrument used in connec tion, with the modern receivingsets, this leaf being also used to holdany otherassociated instrumentsas desired. Inthe form of the invention shown in F igures l to 8there issecured to the top of eachdeskat the rear thereof a plurality of U-hapedbrackets l3 for the support of the conveyer'jsection. In' the form shownin Figure 9,U-shaped brackets ltare'secured to the back of the desk ortable by the upper part of one leg so that these bracketshang down belowsuch desk or tablef Each of the conveyer frame sections includes anupper trough'portion having side walls 15-converging from the; topdownwardly and terminating at the bottom in outwardly'extending portions16ha'ving depending flanges 17 at their outer edges, these flangesbeing. secured to a channel-bar 18 arranged with'it's web'extendingacross the space betweenthe flanges and having its flanges directeddownwardly; QAtfthe top the.

sides 15 areflangedioutwardly as at 19 and rebent as at 20 to engagebeneath the .ho'ri Zont al leg of respective; reinforcing angleiron"2l.'f The angle irons 21 an'd flanges are secured to the sides ofthe brackets 13, orl lfin the form shown in Figure 9,v and belowthiSpart of the convey-erthere is pro vided" a channelmember 22 having itsflanges supporting brackets. 1 An endless oonveyer belt" 23 isffused infconnection with thiscon: Y ye' f.ram .;t11e u pe g ifa iven of the beltlying, the space, between the flanges .17

on the web 18; an'dhav-ing itsside edges cov ered'bylthe-portion16. The.inactive or re- 7 turn 'run ofthe belt, travels infthe channel 22. a

' ThesecOnVeyer frames thus extend trans: versely across the rear oftherespective tables andwhenthese tables are arranged side by 1 T side inalinement the conveyer sections will likewise. be alined In'order' toconnect the malends of these section s'the end of sectiontwhichlandther' is to be conshort the: end edges of the trough meni berf-l 'as'sh wn at 24 in F gure. 5. T end intended-t join this end hasthe. angle irons 2 5 r -"sjeeme bey a t e ppe 'f nected has the angleirons 21 cutto terminate side trough members as at 25, these projectingends being of such length as to abut against the shortened ends 24. Alsothe trough sides 15 are stuck outwardly as at 26 and the portions 16 arestruck upwardl as at 27 so that when assembled these parts ie on theoutside of the correspondingparts of the adjacent conveyer section.Furthermore, the flanges of the channel 22 are struck outwardly as at 28and downwardly as at 34 to engage the outer sides or faces of the legsin the corresponding channel of the adjacent conveyer frame. Obviously,each terminal section may have but one end equipped for connection tothe adjacent section but the intermediate section or sections will haveboth ends equipped in this manner, one end having the angle ironsshortened and formed as shown at the left of Figure 5 while theother endwill be formed as shown atthe right of Figure 5.

One terminal section is provided with an idler pulley 29 supported on abelt tightener or tensioning device 30 while the other terminal sectionis provided with a drive pulley 31 driven b any suitable means, hereindicated b the be t pulley 32. The belt 23 runs around the pulleys 29and 31 and, in the form here shown, the upper or active run of this beltmoves to the right. At-the right or delivery end of the conveyer thereis provided a tray 33 to receive the messages. It is obvious that thetray may be replaced by an ordinary conveyer if desired.

The multiple unit outfit above described provides a means for collectingthe typed telegraph mes'sa es from the entire group of o erators,'transerrin them in upright positlon and assembling t em in the same order,face up in the receptacle. As the conveyer is within easy reach of theoperators, the messages are immediately placed in the conveyer trough inupright position and expeditiously transferred and collected in properposition while the operators remain continuously at their positions toreceive the. incoming messages without interruption. By thusconcentrating the incoming telegraph channels into a single unit whichemodies a single message collecting means so organized that the messagescontinuously move in upright position and are likewise assembled inproper order without necessitating any operator to move from hisoperating position, the work of receiving messaggs is greatlyfacilitated.

said trough being positioned within reach of the operators and havingsmooth unobstructed sides adapted to support the messages in an uprightposition as they are conve ed therethrough and receiving meanspositioned at the delivery end of the conveyer to receive the messagesas they are delivered thereto in upright position from the conveyer.

table comprising a series of table sections each adapted to supporttelegraph transmittin and receiving apparatus, and provided wit'conveyer frame sections having their proximal ends interfitting to forma continuous trough, a conveyor belt extending through the troughsections from end to end, said trough being positioned Within reach ofthe operators and having smooth unobstructed sides adapted to supportthe messages in an upright position as they are conveyed therethrough, abelt drive at one terminal section, a belt tensioning device at theother terminal section and receiving means positioned at the deliveryend of the conveyer to receive the messages as they are deliveredthereto in up ri ht position from the conveyor.

11 testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

FERNAND E. nHUMY.

avin thus described the invention, what is claime as new, is:

1. A multiple unit telegraph operators table comprising a series oftable sections each adapted to support telegraph transmittingand'receiving apparatus, and provided conveyer frame sectionshavingtheir proximal ends interfitting to: form a continuous trough, aconveyer beltextendin through the trough sectionsfrom end to en 2. Amultiple unit telegraph operators

